Simon Compaoré
Simon Compaoré | |
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Simon Compaoré | |
| Minister of State for Internal Security | |
| Assumed office January 2016 | |
| Minister for Territorial Administration | |
| In office January 2016 – February 2017 | |
| Mayor of Ouagadougou | |
| In office 1995–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1952 |
| Political party | MPP |
Simon Compaoré (born 19 September, 1952) is a Burkinabé politician who served as Mayor of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, from 1995 to 2012. He was a prominent member of the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), but he left the CDP and participated in the formation of the opposition People's Movement for Progress (MPP) in 2014. Following the MPP's victory in the 2015 election, he was appointed to the government. He has served as Minister of State for Internal Security since January 2016, and he also held the ministerial portfolio for territorial administration from January 2016 to February 2017.